Chapter 64 - New Surgical Technique (1/2)
In the fiber-optic choledochoscope view emerged a tiny forceps-like instrument. Even though there were thousands of doctors watching the livestream, none of them could identify this device.
[Forceps? That’s so small. How does the host surgeon plan to operate with it?]
[I’m completely confused. I’m going to watch the video replay a hundred times after the surgery is over.]
[Shut the f*ck up and watch the surgery!]
A few comments expressing their surprise were soon suppressed. This may be a new surgical technique and was likely more advanced than endoscopic transrectal appendectomy.
Perhaps this was the first appearance of a new surgical procedure.
Silence hung in the air as numerous pairs of eyes stared at the operative field, where delicate forceps grasped a white thread, only a few microns thick, with deadly hawk-like accuracy.
It was done without touching the mucosal layer of the common bile duct, which stunned the audience.
However, none of them spoke because the most crucial step was coming soon.
The parasites had tough filariform extremities that allowed firm adherence to the common bile duct. Since their fine hairs had embedded themselves into the mucosal layer of the duct, forceful removal would result in irreversible damage to the layer.
Severe injury would result in postoperative complications such as bacteremia or toxemia.
Thousands of eyes stared unblinkingly at the live broadcast with curiosity and anxiety tormenting their hearts.
However, to everyone’s surprise, there was a slight twitch in the forceps and the parasite was pulled off.
What of the injury to the mucosal layer of the common bile duct that they had feared? It did not even exist!
[What the f*ck, what did I just see?]
[Is the host surgeon also working as an animal trainer? Did they raise those parasites?]
[Please respect the host surgeon. They may be the teacher of your teacher’s teacher. If you don’t want to embarra.s.s yourself after their ident.i.ty is disclosed, don’t use derogatory words. Thank you, my name is Lei Feng.]
The viewers were going crazy in the live broadcast room.
The preconceived nodus had been thrown out the window as the parasite was removed without any difficulty.
The forceps retracted and then extended again, presumably for parasite removal from the body.
The repet.i.tive, mundane procedure and the host surgeon’s precision were like that of a machine. Aside from the surgeon’s accurate manipulation, the parasites were unusually obedient as they relaxed all their hair immediately after being clamped, allowing for smooth extraction. It was why the mucosal layer of the common bile duct remained unharmed thus far.
[Who can tell me what the h.e.l.l the surgeon is doing?]
[Is he an alien?]
[Impossible. That’s just ordinary equipment made of nickel-t.i.tanium alloy, judging from the familiar metallic l.u.s.ter.]
[Then why didn’t the parasites adhere to the wall? Does the nickel-t.i.tanium alloy possess any property that intimidates them?]
[Oh my G.o.d. Host surgeon, please accept my wors.h.i.+p.]
Parasite removal with forceps was a delicate task, and there were hundreds of parasites residing in the common bile duct, so complete removal was not easy either. No matter how fast or precise Zheng Ren’s movements were, it still took him fifteen seconds to remove a single parasite.
In Xinglin Garden, a few experienced doctors with profound knowledge about equipment gradually noticed something peculiar with the procedure.
[I’m not sure if it’s just my imagination, but the parasites seem to be spasming after the host surgeon grasped them with the forceps.]
[I noticed it too. The twitch was mild but that should be the key here.]
[I’m a postgraduate student who studies parasites, and I’ve been working on a related topic recently. I suspect that there is some mild bioelectric stimulation that caused the parasites to spasm.]
The doctors in Xinglin Garden had gotten closer to the truth in less than half an hour.